Top 10 March 18 Birthdays
10. March 18, 1932: John Updike. He began writing for The New Yorker magazine in 1954. In 1960, he published Rabbit, Run, the 1st of what turned out to be 4 novels about Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, an ordinary salesman who appears to have peaked as a high school basketball star, but makes more of himself in the later novels. Updike described his style as an attempt "to give the mundane its beautiful due." And yet, he may be best known for the line, "Gods do not answer letters," from his 1960 New Yorker story about Ted Williams' last game, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu." Honorable Mention: March 18, 1893: Wilfred Owen. One of the finest producers of poetry to come out of the experience of serving in World War I, the British Lieutenant was killed in action just 7 days before the Armistice. 9. March 18, 1858: Rudolf Diesel. Inventor of the Diesel engine. 8. March 18, 1951: Ben Cohen. Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. 7. March 18, 19...